Anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer practices have cost many billions more than all ICO scams put together – yet, what they have produced?
No, Crypto Isn’t Just for Libertarians Anymore
The crypto community is more ideologically diverse than you might think, according to survey results in CoinDesk’s Q2 2018 State of Blockchain report.
Bitcoin’s Cutting-Edge ‘Coin Selection’ Tech Gets First Major Integration
BitGo is taking advantage of a long-promised scaling tech that should see user’s transaction fees slashed by up to one-third.
Reflections on a Swatting: Inside One Bitcoin Engineer’s Security Battle
Bitcoin developer and Casa wallet engineer Jameson Lopp recounts his 2017 swatting, and his fight to find his harasser.
Decentralized Exchange Waves Scored a $6 Million Debut. Then It Got Hacked
This booming crypto platform could hardly be described as institutional, but it isn’t fully decentralized either.
The First Augur Assassination Markets Have Arrived
People are now placing bets on whether public figures will be assassinated on decentralized prediction market Augur.
What Scams? Ethereum’s Vision for Apps Is Only Growing Bolder
Popular Ponzi dapps aside, for ethereum developers, there’s plenty of work being done to make legit dapps an integral part of web 3.0.
Meet Honeyminer: The App That Lets You Earn Bitcoin With a Laptop Again
Honeyminer’s downloadable app isn’t the most profitable way to mine cryptocurrency, but it may be one of the easiest methods to date.
Scam or Be Scammed? Ponzi Games Are Breaking Out on Ethereum
Two dapps on ethereum that bear all the hallmarks of Ponzi schemes are the most popular games on the site now.
A New Bitcoin Wallet Fulfills an Old Privacy Promise
These cypherpunk crypto wallet projects want to bring fungibility to bitcoin.
Decentralized Exchanges Aren’t Living Up to Their Name – And Data Proves It
“DEX” is a hot buzzword in crypto trading, but the current models actually offer a spectrum of technologies with varying degrees of centralization.
Don’t Let the Crypto Circus in Congress Fool You
Washington understands cryptocurrency better than this week’s circus on Capitol Hill suggests, writes Michael J. Casey.
An $8 Million ICO Ran Out of Tokens. What’s Next Is Anyone’s Guess
What can a blockchain startup do when it runs out of its own tokens? According to U Network, buy back tokens from its ICO investors.
Mastercard Had An Outage, So Crypto Had a Field Day
Mastercard suffered an outage last week that led to a hold-up for some transactions – and crypto supporters on social media quickly pounced.
Crypto Trading 101: Stochastic Oscillators and Price Momentum
A leading indicator, the stochastic oscillator can help inform traders of when to enter or exit a market – even in the volatile world of crypto.
China’s Crypto Millionaires Are Using Bitcoin to Buy Real Estate Abroad
Bitcoin is flowing out of China, into California mansions – and changing global real estate patterns.
Who’s In Control of Tezos? That Answer Is About to Change
Get ready for a frenzy of community baking.
$8K In Reach? 4 Barriers Await Emboldened Bitcoin Bulls
A break could be imminent as bitcoin has been consolidating for three days. But while the charts say bullish, plenty of resistance awaits.
Bitcoin’s Biggest Startups Are Backing a New Effort to Keep Fees Low
A project called Bitcoin OpTech is launching to ensure companies like Coinbase and Square know the best technologies out there to reduce user fees.
The ‘Dark DAO’ Threat: Vote Vulnerability Could Undermine Crypto Elections
According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.